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Google Executives Convicted Following Abuse Video In Italy

Google Executives Convicted Following Abuse Video In Italy

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The Google executives who were accused of 'violating privacy' by allowing the transmission of a video in 2006, which showed an Italian boy being bullied by his classmates, have been served with a 6 month prison sentence by a Milan court, Reuters has reported. The boy was said to suffering from Down's Syndrome.  Four Google executives were accused of violating the privacy of the youth of which three were sentenced to six months prison as the fourth one was cleared...



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